Hook-fastener tape



April 21, 1931.

L. ROSEMAN HOOK FASTENER TAPE Filed Dec. 19, 1928 INVENTOR. Lao jgasefiz ma ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 21, 1931 LEO ROSEMAN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY noox-resrnnnn TAPE Application filed December 19, 1928. Serial No. 327,022.

This invention relates to improvements in fastener tape provided with longitudinally spaced hooks and eyes, which tape is adapted to be sewn to garments to furnish desired openings of the latter with fastening means.

I have heretofore devised various forms of fastener tape, both of the eye and of the hook kinds, in whichthe major portions of the metallic hook and eye fasteners were concealed within the folds of the tape body upon which they were mounted, so that only the operative ends of the fasteners were exposed exteriorly of the tape. The hook fastener tape of the instant invention is of such general class. i

It is the object of the instant invention to provide a novel arrangement and construction of machine sewed stitching in combination with a folded tape body within which hook bases are concealed and which possesses perforations through which the operative ends or bills of the hooks are exteriorly projected from the tape body, whereby said stitching provides a jointure of the tape body folds in front of the hook bases and against which the latter may abut to securely hold and brace the'same against the outward pulls ing. strains to which they are subjected in use, while at the same time said stitching is further constructed and arranged to provide means to reenforce against tearingthe tape perforations through which the hook bills project, and also being operative to determine the desired spaced relation of the hooks one to another, as well as to firmly retain the latter in such spaced relation and against sidewise tilting. i Y

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularly enumerated, will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the same.

Illustrative embodiments of the principles of this invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

.45 Figure 1 is a face View of one form of hook fastenertape made according to the principles of this invention; Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same, taken on line 2-2 1n Figure 1; and Figure 3 1s a sectional perspective, taken on line 33 in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional view, similar to that shown in Figure 2, but illustrating a modified form of tape body, provided with the novel hook holding stitching.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a hook fastener tape having a somewhat modified arrangement of hook holding stitching; Figure 6 is another modified form of tape having a different form of hook fastener; and Figure 7 is a plan view of a hook fastener tape with another modified form of hook holding stitching.

Similar characters of reference are employed in the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

In Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, I have shown a form of tape comprising a main body or face portion 10 having a bottom fold 11 underturned from its rearward edge, and providing an intermediate space within which the base parts 12 of hook fasteners may be disposed so as to be covered and concealed. Said main body or face portion 10 of the tape is provided with longitudinally spaced perforations or openings 13 through which the bill portions 14 of tie hook fasteners may preject to be extcriorly exposed over the main.

body or face portion 10 subject to use in the exercise of their fastening functions. The forward edge of said main body or face portion 10 maybe provided with an under-turned marginal fold m to produce a smooth forward marginal edge.

.Vhen the hook fasteners are assembled with the tape in the manner above described, the tape is run through a suitable sewing machine to produce the novel construction and arrangement of stitching for holding the tape and fastener parts permanently in said assembled relation. This stitching comprises essentially a longitudinal line of running stitches 15 which extend through the main body or face port-ion 10 and bottom fold 11 of the tape intermediate the perforations or openings 13 and the forward sideportions or shoulders 12 of thehook bases 12, and so as to unite the main body or face portion 10 and bottom fold 11 of the tape whereby a closed juncture is formed upon which the bases 12 of the hooks may abut and by which the same may be braced when subjected to outward pulling strains in use.

The thus arranged line of running stitches 15 is halted adjacent to each. side of the exteriorly projected bill portions 14: of the hooks, at which points groups of fOl'WRl'tll) and laterally extending cross stitches 16 are formed to bound the ends of the openings or perforations 13 through which said hook bill portions 14 extend. Said groups of cross stitches 16 are connected attheir outer ends by intermediate longitudinal stitches 17, which border the outer longitudinal margins of the openings or perforations 13. In the preferred form of the tape, shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, additional rearwardly extending groups of lateral anchoring stitches 18 are provided to extend across the side portions or shoulders 12 of the hook bases 12 and through the face portion 10 and bottom fold 11 of the tape. These anchoring stitches 18 serve to additionally hold the bases of the hooks against displacement. In less expensive forms of fastener tape, however, (such e. g. as illustrated in Figure 7 of the drawings), said anchoring stitches 18 may be omitted, if desired.

It will be obvious that the longitudinal running stitches 15 will provide a juncture or joining of the face portion 10 and bottom fold 11 of the tape againstwhich the shoulders of the hook bases may thrust when subject to outward pulling strains in use, while the cross stitches 16 bounding the sides of the hook bills 14, and the ends of the perforations or openings 13 through which the latter project, will serve both to hold the hook bills 14 against sidewise tilting as well as to reenforce the ends of the openings or perforations against tearing or enlargement.

In Figure 4 I have shown a modified construction of tape body embodying, however, the general principles of construction with respect to the assembling and holding of hook fasteners therewith according to this invention. This modified tape body is adapted to provide an extra strong construction, and comprises a face portion 10 having an underfoldcd reenforcing lap 10" extendin from its forward longitudinal edge. Extent ing from the rearward longitudinal edge of the face portion 10 is a bottom fold 11 to extend forwardly beneath the lap 10", said bottom fold having a rearwardly folded underlap 11 to provide a space within which the base parts 12 of the hook fasteners may be disposed. The face portion 10, reenforcing lap 10" and bottom fold 11 are provided with aligned openings or perforations 13 through which the hook bills 14 extend to overlie and be exteriorly exposed at the outer face of the tape. The longitudinal stitching 15 is sewn through the face portion 10, reenforcing lap 10" and the bottom fold 11 and its underlap l1", and forms together with the fold of the latter parts, a very strong closed abutment to engage and brace the shoulder 12 of the hook bases 12 against outward. pulling strains in use. The crossstitchcs 1G, longitudinal connecting stitches 1?, and also the anchoring stitches 18, if desired, are provided and function in the man ner and for the purposes already above described.

In Figure 5 I have shown a modified disposition of connecting stitch means intermediate laterally extending groups of stitches, which may be employed as alternative to the described stitches 17. In this case, the cross stitches 16 are provided, and the anchoring stitches 18 likewise provided, but instead of running the connecting stitches between the cross stitches 16, the same are run between the anchoring stitches 18, as indicated at- 17 in said Figure 5.

In Figure 6 I have shown the tape provided with a modified form of hook fastener comprising a wire formation which is machine formed during the process of assembling the same with the tape body, and in which the base formin portions are first pierced through the face portion 10 of the tape, and thereafter bent to form the lateral base wings 19, leaving the bill portion 20 exteriorly exposed on the external face of the tape; the construction being such that each branch of the bill portion 20 extends through an individual opening or perforation 21 of the tape body. The stitching comprises a structure which corresponds to that first above described, the parts of which are identified by corresponding reference characters.

While I have illustrated and described this invention specifically in connection with hook fasteners, it will be obvious that it is within the spirit and scope thereof that eye-fasteners may be substituted for the hook fasteners shown,-the arrangement of the novel stitching and other features of the construction remainin the same.

having thus described my invention, I claim v 1. A fastener tape structure comprising a folded tape body having its outer face portions provided with longitudinally spaced perforations, fastener devices having their bases enclosed between folds of said tape body and their operative ends exteriorly projected from the perforations of the latter, a longitudinal line of running stitches sewn through the folds of the tape body in front of the fastener bases to form a jointure of said folds against which said fastener bases may abut so as to be braced against outward pulling strains exerted thereon in use, said running stitches terminating on opposite sides of the exteriorly projected operative ends of said fasteners in two sets of cross stitching, one of said sets extending forwardly to bound both the sides of said operative ends of the fasteners and the ends of the perforations through which the latter extend, whereby the fasteners are retained against sidewise tilting and said perforations are reenforced against tearing and enlargement, and the other of said sets extending rearwardly across the forward sides of the fastener bases tofurther anchor the same.

2. A fastener tape structure comprising a folded tape body having its outer face portions provided with longitudinally spaced perforations, hook fasteners having their bases enclosed between folds of said tape body and their bill portions exteriorly projected from the perforations of the latter, a longitudinal line of running stitches sewn through the folds of the tape body in front of the bases to form a jointure of said folds against which the hook bases may abut so as to be braced against outward pulling strains exerted thereon in use, groups of cross stitches extending forwardly from said line of running stitches at each side of the hook bill portions so as to bound the sides of the latter and the ends of the perforations through which the latter extend, whereby the hook fasteners are retained against sidewise tilting and said perforations are reenforced against tearing and enlargement, second groups of cross stitches extending rearwardly from said line of running stitches at each side of the hook bill portions so as to engage across the forward sides of the hook bases to further anchor the same, and intermediate connecting stitching between one of said groups of cross stitches off set to pass around the exteriorly projected bill portions of said hook fasteners.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set 

